Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-14
AMUSEMENT WORLD
Footlight Flashes and Sporting Sparks
The Artistic Performances of
the ITALIA Opera Company.
Coming Events ut the Theatre
Langtry and Bernhardt ON the
List-Janauschek's Wealth.
The COuldoek Testimonial = Talks
About Races, Sparriug, Base Ball
and Every Other Sport.

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secure the ITALIA Opera Company, there
by giving our Teutonic friends musical
and dramatic treat which they will moi
be likely to forget for some time to come
This company in singing and acting com.
pares most favorably with any comic
opera company that has ever been here
in fact, none of the sopranos of either
Carlton, Duff, Abbott or others have the
power and cultivation in tone that Sophie
Ofeney possesses. What other artist
ever received four encores in one act
We are sorry that their engagement here
was not financial success; but of one
thing they may rest assured, they have
made good record in this city, and if in
the future they should make dates at the
Theatre, our music-loving bsople, ire
spective of nationality, will be sure to
see that they are greeted with houses
packed from pit to dome. So may it be.
Auf. WiederSehen.
Among the attractions booked at the
Theatre are: Home Dramatic Club, May
80; Bernhardt, June Adeline Randall,
June 6, 7 and s; Mrs. Langtry. June Is,
IA and Is; Janish Company, June q ;
Fred. Warde, June %, 23 and "a; JEFF
freys Lewis, July 3 and 4; Harrigan
Company, July 6, and s.
Lilly Langtry is again at the Fifth
Avenue. She is playing in Lady Clan
carty for the first time in New York, and
continues by earnest study, hard work
and true talent to win her way to the
front. The goal is not far distant. She
goes to San Francisco and plays there at
hn Roll xr-in
California and comes back in September
to be seen as Cleopatra.
Ed. Harrigan is in luck. The tickets
to San Francisco we're bought before the
obnoxious Interstate Commerce law
became imperative, and he is therefore
happy. He opens in San Francisco
July 4th, for six weeks, and perhaps
longer, and no doubt will play here one
or two nights.
Madame Janauscheck is worth $3.50, 900,
and possesses, independent OF this sum,
$75, 10000 in diamonds and rare Jewels.
Should Meg Merriles" prove finan-
cial success at the Union Square Theatre,
New York, the Madame will continue
her profession another season. Should
the play not "catch on" then she will
depart for Europe and retire into private
life. Let US hope it will catch.
1t is more profitable to be a good Hook
ing and shapely-limbed signer in light
opera company than to be leading lady
in a leading stock company. Pauline
Hall gets $500 week at the Casino, and
Lille Grubb is to get $3.50; Marie jan
gets $500, and Sadie Martinez, during the
success of 'Nanon," drew 5000. Frank
Wilson receives $500, the largest salary
OF any comedian, and Jimmy Powers,
who now draws $50 from the "Rag Baby"
will be happy with $40 extra. Irene
Perry, the pretty Pride of Battery B, OF
the original ''Pop" company, who has
been Mrs. Albert Weber since a couple
of years, is in very poor health. She
goes to Germany next month to try some
of the famous water cures.
One of the cruelest retorts made by
any musical audience is reported from
California. A vocalist was warbling to
her own satisfaction, ooh, would I were
a bird" A rough miner replied, FOh,
would l were gun"
Ex-senator Tabor, of Colorado, the
millionaire mine owner, has just built an
opera house in Leadville meant TO be
finer than the one i'll Denver A few
days ago Tabor employed an artist to
fresco the walls. While he was at work
on portrait OF Shakespeare, Tabor en-
tered the building and asked who 1t was
the artist was painting.
shakespeare" was the reply.
"Who is he?"
1.-The greatest dramatist, poet, ETC.,
hat ever lived"
Ever done anything for Leadville ?"
"No, think not" replied the artist
sadly.
''Then paint him right out and put me
n"
Stars will please remember that the
crown jewels of France are to be sold,
lext week, at auction in Paris. Orders
by cable may be sent and will be para
graphed in the papers, and they do not |
bind the sender to bid more than a GER
ain price. There are 10000 precious |
stones to be auctioned of-plenty to go |
round if judiciously distributed-and we |
warn those concerned that an American |
tar, especially lady star, who appears
iext season, without some of the French |
,roYn jewels, miget as we'll cancel her |
lrtes and discharge her press agent and |
liamond robber. !.
st. Paul, Mimi, winds up the season, |
his month, with a singular medley. |
3ernhardt, and an opera troupe, at the |
irand Opera House this week, are to be |
ollowed by May Blossom, the Carleton
'pera. The DEVILS Auction, Mrs.
Iangtry and Slavin's Minstrels. Almost
IS fortunate as Salt Lake has been in the
,ast three weeks.
What grand treat to those who at
ended the Couldock Testimonial last
tuesday. An opening address was made
~ Clara Morris. Then the third act of
Hamlet" by Edwin Booth and the COM
ANY that has been supporting him this
eason. This was followed by the
Green scene from "School for Scandal"
With Fanny Davenport and John Gilbert
IS ''Lady Teazle" and "Sir Peter" and Il.
;. Mantell and j. H. Barnes as
Charles and "Joseph Surface" Mr..
>ouldock then recited Trowbridge's
The yagabonds." The fourth act of
'Julias Cesar" with Lawrence Barrett
g "Eassius," supported by his present
ompany, and third act of 1.-THE Rivals"
nth Joseph Jefferson as "Bob Acres :"
drs. John Drew as "Mrs. Malaprop,"
nd cast including Kyrie Bellew, James
)'Neil and Annie Robe finished the pro-
ramme.
Carletons Opera Company closed a
uccessful weeks engagement at Tabor
irand. Denver. Thew substituted the
iikado for Drum Majors Daughter.
DOR Clara Wisdom was very sick on ac-
cunt of throat trouble. No funny bust
ess in her sickness.
THE TURF.
What surprise to horsemen. Mon
.ose selling in the pools at Is to l, won
he Kentucky Derby last Wednesday.
must have been field day for "suck-
rs."
Captain S. s. Brownies {the million
ire turfman of Pittsburg) Blue Wing.